Optimization of the Alkaline Pretreatment of Rice Straw for Enhanced Methane Yield

Table 1

Characteristics of rice straw.

Parameters	Values (%)
Total solids (TSs)	95.8 ± 3.6
Volatile solid (VS)	84.0 ± 4.3 (of TS)
Total carbon (TC)	33.96 ± 1.87
Total nitrogen (TN)	0.49 ± 0.040
Carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio	69.31 ± 3.64

Result = mean ± standard deviation (SD).